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wivb.com Pres. Trump proposes cuts to food stamps, add packaged food deliverywivb.comTrump also is proposing work requirements for several federal programs, including housing subsidies, food stamps, and Medicaid. Such ideas have the backing from powerful figures in Congress, including Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin …and more » More: continued …

New York Times A Mister Rogers Postage Stamp Is Coming to Your Neighborhood …New York TimesIn the over three decades he hosted the children's television show “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers conveyed virtue and kindness with his signature zippered cardigans and puppet friends. Next month, the United States Postal Service …

WTSP 10 News Food bank official: Plan to cut food stamps will hurt familiesWTSP 10 NewsAll Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota helps supplement groceries to 65,000 people in Sarasota and DeSoto counties and many of them have food stamps. Critics say proposed cuts would overwhelm the program. “If these programs …

Los Angeles Times Trump's plan to replace food stamps with food boxes is his meanest …Los Angeles TimesTrump's plan is the meanest and dumbest approach to food stamps in recent memory.and more » More: continued here

New York Magazine Trump Wants Big Government to Decide What Poor People Get to EatNew York MagazineIn recent years, Republican lawmakers in many states (including New York) have introduced legislation barring food-stamps recipients from using their benefits to purchase lobster, expensive steak, decorated cakes, soda, or other indulgences. This …and …

CNNMoney The real story of food stampsCNNMoneyPresident Donald Trump wants to radically overhaul a critical safety net program that covers more than 42 million people — or roughly one in eight Americans. His administration's budget would slash funding for food stamps by more than $213 billion, or …Trump wants to …

Washington Post Food stamps may become like Blue Apron. In the Great Depression, they started with blue coupons.Washington PostOn a spring morning nearly 80 years ago, Ralston Thayer, an unemployed machinist, queued up inside the old post office building in Rochester, N.Y. for the nation's inaugural batch of food stamps. …

The Onion (satire) Trump Announces Plan To Replace Food Stamps With New Low-Income Foraging ProgramThe Onion (satire)WASHINGTON—Championing the decision as a way to cut costs and still meet federally mandated nutrition requirements, President Trump announced a plan Tuesday to replace food stamps with a new low-income foraging program. “We have …

Arizona Daily Star Food stamps would get massive overhaul under Trump budgetArizona Daily StarHere's how it would work: Instead of receiving all their food stamp funds, households would get a box of food that the government describes as nutritious and 100% grown and produced in the U.S. The so-called USDA …

Fortune Trump Wants to Replace Food Stamps With Blue Apron-Like …FortuneThe Trump administration wants to overhaul the longstanding food stamp program, replacing it with a box of canned goods that it has likened to Blue Apron—a high-end meal kit service. Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney …